Dental photography

why use photography in dentistry

-documentation

-pt education

-increased diagnosis

-tx planning

-improve your dentistry

for nikon 35mm, what is lens focus set to

manual --> do not change!

flash setting is set to

TTL or ETTL (dont change)

what should ISO be set to

lowest allowable for the camera and don't change (usually 100 or 200)

shutter speed is set to

125 and don't change

what are the 2 things that we DO change

F stop

field of view/zoom

is larger or smaller field of view better

larger

for F stop, the bigger the number the smaller the

aperture

the closer your get, the smaller the

depth of field

what are the 10 full series shots we should take

-full face

-lateral face

-smile

-lips at rest

-retracted anterior teeth together

-retracted anterior teeth apart

-occlusal shot max

-occlusal shot mand

-lateral view from right

-lateral view from left

what should F stop be for full face and lateral shot

bw 5.6-8

if image is too dark, change f stop to

smaller

what should the F stop be for all other photos

22

for lateral right and left shots use ___ mirror

long and skinny

which retractors should you use

one plastic and one wire

where should the mirror be placed

place mirror on wire side

which editing is ok

global editing (don't use spot)

steps for importing pics to MIPACS

save pics in one drive --> delete pics off desktop --> format SD card in camera to delete pics